Chinese Vinaigrette (TM)

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This is a translation of a recipe in Salsas y Aliños con Thermomix (Susaeta Ediciones).

Ingredients

• 200g rice vinegar
• 225g sugar
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons water

Method

1. Put the water, vinegar and sugar in the TM and beat 2 minutes / Speed 5.
2. Next, add the oil, salt and lemon and beat 5 minutes / Speed 6, then increase to Speed 7 for 10 seconds and stop the machine.
3. So that the sauce can acquire a suitable consistency, leave to rest for a few hours.

Variations

This is a very simple recipe, which allows you to enjoy the sauce which accompanies salads in Chinese restaurants. The original recipe contains aji-no-moto in place of the lemon. This quirky ingredient can be found in some oriental food shops. In this case you can substitute the lemon for 3 tsps aji-no-moto.

Chef's notes

The sugar quantity seems rather large (as it does in many Spanish recipe books), so you may wish to start off with a smaller amount and then add more if desired.